Še en set fotografij z zimskega potepa po Toskani. Tokrat nekaj urbane Toskane. Toskana je posejana s srednjeveškimi mesteci in vasmi. Med pohajkovanjem med polji in griči (prejšnja objava), smo se ustavili v San Gimignanu, Pienzi in Sieni.
One more set of photos from winter trip to Tuscany. This time urban part of it. Small medieval villages and towns are scattered around Tuscany. While cruising between hills and fields (post about this part here) we stopped in San Gimignano, Pienza and Siena.
San Gimignano imenujejo tudi srednjeveški Manhattan. Medsosedska fovšija v srednjem veku nam je zapustila 14 visokih stolpov. Posebnega namena ti stolpi niso imeli, razedn, da so bili višji od sosedovega. V preteklosti jih je bilo kar 72. Poleti je San Gimignano prenatrpan z obiskovalci, pozimi pa je sprehod po njem prav prijeten.
San Gimignano is called medieval Manhattan. Competition between neighbors in middle ages left us 14 tall towers. They don’t have any special intention, but being taller than neighbor’s. There used to be 72 of them. In Summer San Gimignano is overcrowded, but in Winter the town is nice to visit.
Pienza je domači kraj papeža Pija II iz 15. stoletja. Ko je postal papež, je preuredil celotno mesto, ga poimenoval po sebi in hodil sem na počitnice.
Pienza is home town of Pope Pius II from 15th Century. When he became pope, he rebuild it and named it after himself. While being pope, he was using it as holiday destination.
Siena je mesto, ki je v srednjem veku tekmovalo s Firencami. Zapuščina tega rivalstva je veličastna katedrala. Na trgu Campo pa dvakrat na leto predstavniki mestnih četrti (contrade) tekmujejo na divji jahalni tekmi (Palio). Za večno čast in slavo svoje četrti.
Siena was in rivalry with Firenze during middle ages. This rivalry left us magnificent Cathedral. On Campo Square representatives of city neighborhoods (contradas) compete twice a year in wild horse race (Palio). For eternal glory of their contrada.